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New Products And Services

Tractor line complete The New Holland family of Boomer compact tractors includes three new Class 0.05 sub-compact models and two new, higher horsepower Class IV utility models. New Holland now offers a complete group of 14 Boomer models from 18 to 55 gross engine horsepower. All models feature new styling and new halogen headlights and corner work lights that offer best-in-class lighting. The entire

Jan 01, 2004

Tractor line complete

The New Holland family of Boomer™ compact tractors includes three new Class 0.05 sub-compact models and two new, higher horsepower Class IV utility models. New Holland now offers a complete group of 14 Boomer models from 18 to 55 gross engine horsepower.

All models feature new styling and new halogen headlights and corner work lights that offer best-in-class lighting. The entire Boomer line can now be equipped with new, curved boom loaders that are designed specifically for Boomer tractors.(Circle Reply Card No. 106)

Six-Month Demo

Specialized Data Systems, Inc., which markets Farm Biz accounting software, is offering a free, fully-functional, six-month evaluation with the complete 269-page user manual. It can be downloaded from their Web site www.farmbiz.com. Check printing can be used on existing checks used by Quicken and other competitive software products. Reports include Income Statements plus Cash Flows, Budgets, Enterprise Analysis, Net Worth and Schedule F.(Circle Reply Card No. 107)

New Tenderness Test

Genetic Solutions LLC announced the availability of a next generation beef tenderness test. GeneSTAR® Tenderness 2 is the first beef cattle DNA test commercially available that combines the results for two separate DNA markers for the same trait into a single test. The new GeneSTAR Tenderness 2 test incorporates an existing test with a recent discovery by scientists at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center which identified a marker for the Calpain 1 gene.(Circle Reply Card No. 108)

High-Quality Alfalfa

Hytest® Seeds introduces WL 335HQ, a high-performance, high-quality selected alfalfa developed by W-L Research. WL 335HQ combines very high yield potential with superior forage quality, delivering outstanding per acre returns for milk, beef and cash hay producers. This new, early maturity (fall dormancy of 3.8) alfalfa is a highly productive, full-season variety with an excellent winter survival rating of 1.5. It will be available only from Hytest Seeds dealers in spring 2004.(Circle Reply Card No. 109)

Rodent Control

Meyer Industries developed Rodenator Pro™ to help eliminate burrowing rodent problems. The system is chemical- and poison-free. The device operates by squeezing a lever that ejects a calibrated mixture of propane and oxygen down the rodents' tunnel systems. A self-contained ignition system allows the user to light the gas, creating an underground shockwave that eliminates the animals.(Circle Reply Card No. 110)

Protect Your Hands

Many livestock medications, chemicals, detergents and solvents are absorbed directly into skin, causing skin disorders or dry, cracked skin. Gloves In A Bottle is a lotion that turns the outer layer of skin into what works like an invisible pair of gloves to keep the moisture-robbing irritants out while retaining natural moisture. It is virtually undetectable when dry, lasts four hours or more, and comes off naturally.(Circle Reply Card No. 111)

CattleMax2 Released

Cattlesoft Inc. has released CattleMax2. New features and enhancements available in all CattleMax editions include improved layout and screens, pasture movement and category history to track cattle, cattle record management by groups, and e-mailing reports and worksheets. Many common tasks, such as entering calving records and medical treatments, can now easily be recorded.(Circle Reply Card No. 112)